Kiwifrog
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Dr Zhivago was 1965
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On 7/11/2023 at 12:02 AM, Malbaby said:
Be aware that the wings to sill fitment must be near perfect, otherwise you may be better to leave them off.
They obviously didn’t take any notice of that when my original unrestored 76 car came out of the factory
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4 hours ago, mleadbeater said:
I find I have much more room on the floor to work if I hang my car from the ceiling with my skyhooks
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Don’t delete it completely, it is an essential safety feature on PI cars. Replace it with a modern equivalent
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Depending on the model there are level sensor switches on the suspension, if they go faulty it can cause problems with the self levelling, unfortunately on my W211 it was the airbag itself. I replaced it but it was a bit of a pain as I didn’t have access to a lift at the time
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Vehicles registered in France as voiture de collection (Historic) are exempt since 2022 I imagine foreign registered cars with the equivalent registration would also be exempt. You are supposed to get a sticker for historic vehicles but it does not yet appear to be available. The whole system is new so I would expect some flexibility. There are only a very few places where it is applicable and I have not heard of it being enforced yet. The following article lists current and future ZFE’s (low emission zones)
https://www.renestance.com/blog/how-will-frances-low-emission-zones-impact-you/
cheers
Alan
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10 hours ago, DaveB66 said:
Last May (2022) we were coming back on the Caen - Portsmouth Ferry at the same time as number of cars that had been racing at Monthlhery. The noise when these cars came onto the car deck of the ferry was something I'll remember for a long time.
That would be VRM or Vintage Revival Monthelery, a great bi-annual event. The next one is in 2024 to celebrate the centenary of the track. I have been a couple of times with my sons it is super friendly ans some amazing cars. Even though it is a non competitive event you still see cars some over a hundred years old getting close to the top of the banking at what must be approaching 100 mph
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First time I have seen engine with a built in water feature, don’t think it will catch on
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Unfortunately Moss have always had excessive delivery costs for non Uk deliveries compared to other suppliers!
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My TR6 looks tiny compared to an MGF at the local car meet
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On my 3a I run a 20x900 LI Flennor belt and have done so for over 10 years. It is a notched wide belt that I bought from the local factors. I still have a Dynamo and run a wide belt
I notice on autodoc Uk they recommend the Continental solid version for TR4 at £11:43
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What a great colour it really suits the car
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57 minutes ago, stuart said:
Complete with Cal sales beauty rings too.
Stuart.
I had 3 of them on my 3a when it arrived from the states, aaargh
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1 hour ago, RogerH said:
Hi Folks,
good news
The thing that was stopping me push the car out of the garage was the near side rear brake had come ON.
However I did have to jack up and spin the other four before I got to the dodgy one.
Tomorrow I shall drive the car round the block to home so i can finish this 3 month rebuild.
Roger
I have never seen a 5 wheel TR could you post a photo Roger? Or did the extra wheel grow like a fungus during hibernation?
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Can you select all the gears with the engine not running ?
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Picnic at a chateau with the local car club in Bergerac
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On 4/24/2023 at 12:25 PM, john.r.davies said:
I am enormously sceptical of this - in the UK, we don't get events that would need us to run for the hills, like tsunamis, wildfire or earthquakes. OK, the last aren't predictable, but what are they going to use it for? Nuclear war? Accident blocking the M6? "There is a quite a queue in the second cash out at Tescos"?
John
A great way to create paranoia and control the great unwashed and give people another reason not to think or make decisions for themselves
We don't have it yet in France so we must be expendable
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1 hour ago, Motorsport Mickey said:
Does my bum look big in this ? ...Ha...HaHa...HaHaHa...
There is only 1 answer to this, and the man knows which one. lol.
Mick Richards
Apparently “your bum looks big in everything” is the wrong answer, lucky the sofa is comfortable
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2 hours ago, hercules said:
"Coucou" (to say "hello") is often used esp. by youngsters, between friends & also by members of a TR Club (not only in "close families). The "Circuit des Remparts" / Angoulème/France' : the place to be on the 3rd weekend of September. But you have to book in time your hotel ! Cordialement, JOHN
I will be marshaling in the pits again this year at Angouleme,if you see a fat hairy aging anglophone in an official yellow jacket please say hello, although during the racing in the afternoon it gets a bit hectic
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1 hour ago, john.r.davies said:
You are of course correct, Hercules! Monthlery is not and never was a road circuit, any more than is Dijon-Prenois, but has an impressive history, and has one of the few banked circuits ever built in Europe - which, like Monza, is banked at an angle that makes the US 'banking' look like a billard table:
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Monza, North Curve of the old sopraelevata oval. Ferrous testicularity!
But I researched a visit to Monthlery, and it appears to be tucked up tight! A single minor road to the well-gated entrance, and where the circuit approaches public roads, Google Street View reveals substantial wire fences, sometimes with dogs, and much of the land enclosing it is occupied by the French military. None of which is conducive to an unofficial 'inspection'! I'd welcome an opportunity to go there, and even race there one year!
John
John
if you are into prewar racing every two years there is the vintage revival at Monthelery well worth visiting, my son has done a few high speed vintage laps as a passenger I have done a few laps at a lower speed as a passenger in slower machinery. According to my son the higher parts of the banking are b!00d¥ steep!
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10 hours ago, Malbaby said:
Info required please...
What were the factory provisions, if any?
Assuming that the above are required, and original fittings are of no concern and originality is not a prerequisite, what modern items are available?
Carbon canisters etc. seem to be outdated.
Shame you are not closer, I have all the strangulation
****treasures off my American TR6 you would be welcome to it it clear up some space in the dustbin.
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2 minutes ago, Ian Vincent said:
I used an angle grinder with a cutting disc to separate the front face of the sill from the top and bottom horizontal sections over about a third of the length from each end, shaped the flanges to the appropriate curve and then welded them up.
Rgds Ian
That would be a much cleaner and easier option that what I suggested
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15 hours ago, ken foster said:
Interesting... care to share the method he used?
ken
I imagine it would be a case of small but deep v cuts and welds to get the sill to follow the door bottom. The other option would be the use of a shrinker/stretcher after straightening the returns but that is a fair amount of work, it would be easier to make a new set with the correct shape
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I like the TR3a pickup
Minilite Centre Caps - Konig Rewind caps added
in TR6 Forum
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Hi Toby
I think you would get a very large amount of interest if you took out an advertisement in TRaction which goes to all TR register members. It’s only a fairly small portion who visit the forum on a regular basis